Hair styling device

ABSTRACT

A hair styling device includes a hair styling member having a number of extensions extended outwardly from a curved upper portion, and having one or more ratchet teeth formed on each of the extensions for engaging with user&#39;s hair and for stably anchoring the hair styling member onto the hair of the user and for allowing the hair styling device to be suitably shielded or covered within the hair of the user without additional clipping or clasping or clamping devices, the hair styling member includes a number of comb teeth extended from a curved lower portion for detachably anchoring the hair styling member onto the hair of the user, and includes a number of openings formed between reinforcing ribs for weight reducing purposes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a hair styling device, and moreparticularly to a hair styling device including a number of ratchet combteeth for engaging with the hair of the user and for stably attachingthe hair styling device onto the hair of the user and for allowing thehair styling device to be suitably shielded or covered within the hairof the user without additional clipping or clasping or clamping devices.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Typical hair styling devices, such as hair clasps, hair clips, hairbarrettes comprise two pivotal members pivotally coupled together with apivot axle or hinge, and a number of comb teeth extended outwardly fromone of the pivotal members for engaging with the hair of the user andfor attaching the hair styling device onto the hair of the user.

For example, U.S. Pat. No. 2,661,748 to Rocho, U.S. Pat. No. 2,767,721to Cockley, U.S. Pat. No. 2,897,725 to Wagner, U.S. Pat. No. 2,921,589to Blomme, and U.S. Pat. No. 3,324,864 to Triangolo disclose five of thetypical hair barrettes or hair clasps or hair clips each comprising abase member and a clamping member hingedly attached or pivotally coupledtogether for engaging with the hair of the user.

However, the hingedly or pivotally coupled base member and clampingmember of the typical hair barrettes or hair clasps or hair clips mayonly be used to clasp or clamp the hair of the user, but may not be usedto shape the hair of the user.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate theafore-described disadvantages of the conventional hair styling devices.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a hairstyling device including a number of ratchet comb teeth for engagingwith the hair of the user and for stably attaching the hair stylingdevice onto the hair of the user and for allowing the hair stylingdevice to be suitably shielded or covered within the hair of the userwithout additional clipping or clasping or clamping devices.

The other objective of the present invention is to provide a hairstyling device including a spatial configuration for shaping the hair ofthe user.

In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a hairstyling device comprising a hair styling member including a curved upperportion having a number of extensions extended outwardly therefrom, andincluding at least one ratchet tooth provided on each of the extensionsfor engaging with user's hair and for anchoring the hair styling memberonto the hair of the user.

The hair styling member includes a number of comb teeth providedthereon. The hair styling member includes a curved lower portion havingthe comb teeth extended from the curved lower portion for detachablyanchoring the hair styling member onto the hair of the user.

The hair styling member includes a number of reinforcing ribs formedtherein, or the hair styling member includes a number of openings formedbetween the curved upper portion and the curved lower portion of thehair styling member. The comb teeth are preferably perpendicular to theextensions.

Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent from a careful reading of the detailed description providedhereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hair styling device in accordance withthe present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side plan schematic view of the hair styling device;

FIG. 3 is a top plan schematic view of the hair styling device;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial plan schematic view of the hair stylingdevice;

FIG. 5 is a side plan schematic view similar to FIG. 2, illustrating theother arrangement of the hair styling device;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged partial plan schematic view of the hair stylingdevice as shown in FIG. 5; and

FIGS. 7, 8, 9, 10 are perspective views illustrating the operation ofthe hair styling device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-4, a hair stylingdevice 1 in accordance with the present invention comprises a hairstyling body or member 10 having a spatial structure or configuration,and having an upper curved surface or portion 11 and a lower curvedsurface or portion 12, in which both curved portions 11, 12 are curvedupwardly, and the upper curved portion 11 includes a greater curvaturethan that of the lower curved portion 12, or the upper curved portion 11includes a radius “r” smaller than the radius “R” of the lower curvedportion 12, best shown in FIG. 2. It is preferable that the curvature ofthe lower curved portion 12 is arranged or designed to be closer to thecurvature of the head 8 of the user (FIGS. 7-10) for suitably or stablyattaching or engaging onto the head 8 of the user.

The hair styling body or member 10 includes a number of protrusions orextensions 13, 14, such as two rows of protrusions or extensions 13, 14extended outwardly or upwardly from the upper curved portion 11 andperpendicular to the upper curved portion 11, in which the two rows ofprotrusions or extensions 13, 14 are arranged along the two side edges15 of the upper curved portion 11 and are parallel to each other, andthe extensions 13, 14 each including one or more ratchet teeth 16extended or formed or provided on each of the extensions 13, 14 forengaging with the hair 80 of the user (FIGS. 7-10) and for stablyattaching or anchoring the hair styling device 1 onto the hair 80 of theuser and for allowing the hair styling device 1 to be suitably shieldedor covered within the hair 80 of the user.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the ratchet teeth 16 of theextensions 13, 14 may include tilted or inclined upper portions and flatlower portions for forming a substantially triangular or steppedstructure. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the extensions 131may include the other shapes or configuration, such as curved structurefor engaging with the hair 80 of the user and for stably attaching oranchoring the hair styling device 1 onto the hair 80 of the user. Thehair styling member 10 further includes a number of comb teeth 17, 18formed therein or provided thereon and extended outwardly therefrom,particularly laterally extended from the lower curved portion 12, andarranged perpendicular to the extensions 13, 14, in which the comb teeth17 are extended laterally or forwardly from the lower curved portion 12,and the other comb teeth 18 are extended laterally or rearwardly fromthe lower curved portion 12 for engaging with the hair 80 of the userand for further stably attaching or anchoring the hair styling device 1onto the hair 80 of the user.

It is preferable that the hair styling member 10 of the hair stylingdevice 1 is formed or made or manufactured with a molding or moldinjection procedures including a number of reinforcing ribs 19 formedtherein or provided therein for forming a number of orifices or openings20 in the hair styling member 10, or between the upper curved portion 11and the lower curved portion 12 and/or between the reinforcing ribs 19for forming a weight reduced structure and for allowing the hair stylingdevice 1 to be suitably or easily and quickly made or manufactured.

In operation, as shown in FIGS. 7-10, an upper portion 81 of the hair 80of the user may be lifted or moved upwardly away from the head 8 of theuser, and the hair styling member 10 of the hair styling device 1 maythen be attached onto the head 8 of the user and engaged or disposedbetween the upper portion 81 and the lower portion 82 of the hair 80 ofthe user, the hair styling member 10 may then be moved forwardly and/orrearwardly relative to the lower portion 82 of the hair 80 of the userin order to engage the comb teeth 17, 18 with the lower portion 82 ofthe hair 80 of the user and so as to stably attach or anchor the hairstyling member 10 of the hair styling device 1 onto the lower portion 82of the hair 80 of the user.

After the hair styling member 10 has been stably attached or anchoredonto the lower portion 82 of the hair 80 of the user, the upper portion81 of the hair 80 of the user may then be released and engaged onto thehair styling member 10 and may be engaged or extended through the spacesor gaps between the extensions 13, 14, and may be engaged and anchoredor retained between the extensions 13, 14 with the ratchet teeth 16 ofthe extensions 13, 14 for allowing the hair styling member 10 of thehair styling device 1 to be further stably attached or anchored andpositioned onto the hair 80 of the user and to be suitably shielded orcovered within the hair 80 of the user, and the spatial hair stylingmember 10 may be used for suitably shaping the hair of the user, bestshown in FIGS. 9 and 10.

Accordingly, the hair styling device in accordance with the presentinvention includes a number of ratchet comb teeth for engaging with thehair of the user and for stably attaching the hair styling device ontothe hair of the user and for allowing the hair styling device to besuitably shielded or covered within the hair of the user withoutadditional clipping or clasping or clamping devices.

Although this invention has been described with a certain degree ofparticularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure hasbeen made by way of example only and that numerous changes in thedetailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as hereinafter claimed.

1. A hair styling device comprising: a hair styling member including acurved upper portion having a plurality of extensions extended outwardlytherefrom, and including at least one ratchet tooth provided on each ofsaid extensions for engaging with user's hair and for anchoring saidhair styling member onto the hair of the user.
 2. The hair stylingdevice as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hair styling member includesa plurality of comb teeth provided thereon.
 3. The hair styling deviceas claimed in claim 2, wherein said hair styling member includes acurved lower portion having said comb teeth extended from said curvedlower portion for detachably anchoring said hair styling member onto thehair of the user.
 4. The hair styling device as claimed in claim 3,wherein said hair styling member includes a plurality of reinforcingribs formed therein.
 5. The hair styling device as claimed in claim 3,wherein said hair styling member includes a plurality of openings formedbetween said curved upper portion and said curved lower portion of saidhair styling member.
 6. The hair styling device as claimed in claim 3,wherein said comb teeth are perpendicular to said extensions.